Re: End of Daylight Time in US: Have you changed your camera clocks?

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:59:53 -0700, Frank ess wrote:

>> 2. Yes, I now that daylight time is a dumb idea, but what are you
>> going to do? We have it here! 3. Yes, I know that some electronic
>> items will automatically adjust to standard time, but not all of us
>> have the latest and greatest gadgets! 4. Yes, I know that Arizona
>> doesn't have Daylight time.
>
> Our local KenAndBarbie TV news readers always recommend changing
> your smoke detector batteries at this juncture; not a bad idea.

It's a bad idea for me and probably for most people unless their
smoke detectors differ from the ones I've seen. The batteries last
from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 years, so changing them every 6 months wastes
most of the battery power. Once (and there's no chance I'll ever
repeat this) I ignored a smoke detector's low battery warning, which
was a quick chirp every couple of minutes. After more than 6 months
of chirping I gave up and replaced the battery. I'm sure that there
are a good number of stubborn oldtimers that refuse to let others
change the batteries for them and have fallen and broken bones while
trying to get at the batteries of ceiling mounted smoke detectors.
For them, changing batteries too often, before they haven't really
run down might be more hazardous than not having a smoke detector at
all. Better to choose another less frequently recurring event. If
Punxatawney Phil sees his shadow, *then* change the batteries. :)

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